Rear Window

I hope that everyone who reads this blog gets the allusion to that Alfred Hitchcock classic of the same title. If not, run right out and rent "Rear Window"; it is worth your time. The photo is entitled "Baxter takes a nap." It was taken from the window of our upstairs bathroom, which looks out into the rear courtyard and onto the roofs of the building across the yard. The cat must belong to our neighbors, and his name is probably really Vladimir or something (which was the name of the chief mouse in my 9th grade science project. TIP: never name and become attached to the mice in your science project. Especially as this may make your dog jealous, as it did mine. Tragedy ensued.) Anyway, he looked like such a big cozy cuddly cat, it made me miss Eddie terribly. I am tempted to entice him in here when the nights get cold. Which would probably be wrong. Kyle has also "adopted" a mangy, nasty kitty at his WIFI spot. His name is Herman, and he runs to greet Kyle when Kyle gets to the square. He probably could use a good home. However, it would be cruel to turn him back onto the street when we leave at Christmas, and I don't think Lithuania has a highly developed animal shelter system.

Well, back to our Rear Window theme. I certainly did not encourage Kyle to watch that lady across the way pull the yarn off her skein for an hour and a half, last week, but he did it anyway. She, Kyle informs me, has a fascinating oversize mole on her face. The ladies here all make/wear these cute little wrap-around cardigans from the finest, fluffiest, whisper-light wool. The lightness of the strands must be achieved by what Kyle saw her doing the other night. Yarn stores here are as plentiful as Starbucks in America. Well, you know, these very fashion-conscious women have to make being cold trendy. No Michelin Man look for them in Wintertime.

I added a picture of the outside of the apartment. If you look at the green building's roof, there are two skylights on it. Those are in each of our bedrooms. The three windows below the roof line, beyond the planters are our living room's, and kitchen, window.